Australasian Radiology

Our medical research library holds 7 studies published in Australasian Radiology (1978–2003). Each entry links to the study's record on PubMed and, where there is one, to the publisher's page and a free full text. 3 have an abstract, the authors' own summary as PubMed records it: open "Abstract" to read it. For 1 study PubMed has no abstract for, we give the abstract printed in the article or, where there is none, a summary we wrote from it, each labeled as such.

About the journal

• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications(australia)
• Published: 1966–2007, Australia
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0004-8461 (print), 1440-1673 (electronic)
• Continues: College of Radiologists of Australasia. Journal of the College of Radiologists of Australasia
• Continued by: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
• Its record in the NLM Catalog

2000s

• Radiological manifestations of malignant pleural mesothelioma. V.W. Au, M. Thomas. 2003;47(2):111-6. Review PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  Malignant pleural mesothelioma has had a rising incidence in Australia over the past 40 years. This pictorial essay gives a brief account of the condition, summarizes the various radiological manifestations and aims at increasing the awareness of a disease that is expected to reach its peak incidence in the early decades of the twenty-first century.

• Peritoneal mesothelioma: CT and MRI findings. M. Puvaneswary, S. Chen, T. Proietto. 2002;46(1):91-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  Two patients with histologically proven diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma are presented. Both patients had CT scans of the abdomen. The second patient was also examined with MRI.

1990s

• Radiotherapy in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, with special reference to its use in palliation. S.R. Davis, L. Tan, D.L. Ball. 1994;38(3):212-4. PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  Most patients presenting with malignant mesothelioma of the pleura (MMP) are only suitable for palliative treatment. Radiotherapy has not been shown to improve survival in patients with this disease, but is of use in the palliation of symptoms. In this retrospective review of 111 patients with MMP referred to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, the palliative effect of radiotherapy was analysed. More than half of the patients whose response could be assessed had some symptomatic relief from the radiotherapy treatment. No dose-response relationship could be found.

1980s

• Malignant pleural mesothelioma in a child--a case report. R. Kapoor, S. Gomber, M.M. Saha, et al. 1988;32(1):134-7. Case report · Review PubMed · Publisher
• Peritoneal mesothelioma--a case report. S. Sawhney, M. Berry. 1988;32(4):490-2. Case report PubMed · Publisher

1970s

• Pulmonary encasement - a sign of advanced malignant diffuse mesothelioma. I.M. Kendall-Smith. 1979;23(1):24-9. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• The radiology of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Western Australia. S.L. Langlois, J.J. Glancy, D.W. Henderson. 1978;22(4):305-14. PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  The radiological finding are described in 12 cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosed over a three-year period at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Western Australia. At presentation all showed a unilateral pleural effusion ranging from small to massive in size, with a right : left ratio of 2 : 1; in 8 cases a massive effusion developed at some time in the course of the disease. Pulmonary embolism was initially suspected in two cases and both underwent lower limb venography, emphasizing the similarities in presentation, with chest pain, dyspnoea and a serosanguineous pleural effusion. The sex and age distribution corresponds to that seen in series from other countries, and the radiological findings also closely conform to those reported elsewhere. Pleural nodules were evident in 9 cases, although only in one at presentation, and hilar enlargement was seen in only 4 cases. Soft tissue invasion by neoplasm was uncommonly seen on the x-rays, and rib erosion was not observed in any patient. Other radiological evidence of previous asbestos exposure or other pneumoconiosis was also uncommon and was noted in three cases. An unusual presentation of a malignant pleural mesothelioma in a 27-year-old woman with environmental childhood exposure to asbestos is described in detail, and illustrates the importance of considering mesothelioma in the differential diagnosis of any pleural effusion.

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